We stay late. We play dodge ball. We love digital. We draw. We execute. We paint. We follow through. We get to know our clients. We are involved in the community. We travel. We are authentic. We are quirky. We are pros. We wear t-shirts. We are strategic. We are all about user experience.
Beyond his passion for flying, scuba diving and raising five exuberant dogs, John has dedicated his career to improving the art and science of persuasive communication. His extensive experience in traditional marketing media has naturally evolved to a fascination of and appreciation for web marketing and the establishment of Quinlanux.
John began his tenure at Quinlan as a copywriter in 1969. He was appointed Vice President and Creative Director in 1975, promoted to Executive Vice President in 1978 and President in 1983. During his years in advertising, John has worked on virtually all the agency’s accounts, past and present. He remains responsible for the quality control of the agency’s creative product as well as account service. John has received significant recognition for both broadcast and print advertising, including national Addys and New York Film Festival awards.
Quinlan’s success, and certainly its longevity, is attributable to an approach that John continues to maintain — hire great people with great talent and keep them happy. The rest seems to take care of itself time and time and time again.
John majored in English at Indiana University.
Polly is one of the top utility players on the Quinlan team. Whether it is addressing client needs or designing print materials, trade show exhibits or websites, she delivers highly creative and effective results that have been wowing Quinlan clients for 11 years and counting.
Prior to joining Quinlan, Polly graduated from the University of Cincinnati and began her career in the Queen City working for clients such as Procter & Gamble, Lenscrafters, Kroger, Hasbro, Hill-Rom and others.
Outside her work for Quinlan and our clients, Polly has an altruist side that has benefited many charitable organizations through the years. While she is still involved with charity work, nowadays most of her time is spent keeping up with her 3-year-old son.
George puts his experience to work at Quinlanux managing web design services. He stresses the vital importance of creating front-end design solutions that overcome all the limitations of back-end browser code. And his continuing study of thought methods is the basis of the Quinlanux user experience design process.
George has a Master of Information Science (MIS) specializing in Information Architecture from Indiana University and is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a History degree focus on worldview Philosophy.
Away from the office, George is the father of two growing boys and devoted BFF to his wife, Angie.
A confirmed techno-geek, Jay is always on top of the latest developments especially when they concern design and media. This desire to stay on the cutting edge is what fuels his creative passion.
After finishing college with a B.F.A. in graphic design, and with his early self-taught experiences and inquisitiveness on the Mac, it’s no wonder that he’s proficient in just about any relevant program that crosses his path. Whether it’s creating 3D and Flash animation, composing a soundtrack, exploring digital photography or editing video, Jay does it and does it all exceedingly well.
Beyond his work at Quinlan, Jay is an accomplished billiards player, avid gamer and aspiring digital comic book author.
In a career that has spanned 30 years, Dave has seen how technological advancements have changed the advertising and marketing paradigm. Without a doubt, the biggest game-changer has been the web.
However, as Dave points out, “It’s not that traditional marketing ideas are no longer valid. Quite the contrary. It’s still about effectively communicating a persuasive message to the appropriate audience. The big difference now is the audience is an active participant.”
As senior writer/producer at Quinlan, Dave puts his well-rounded background to work for the user experience. He’s a quick study and adept at communicating a clear, concise message that effectively resonates and motivates.
When Danny is not attempting to replicate food made on Iron Chef America, he directs his creative passions to persuasive web development and design. Finding the balance between traditional marketing techniques and new media user experience provides a challenge that Danny enjoys tackling each day.
A recent graduate of Indiana University with a New Media degree, Danny seeks to push the envelope of what is possible with the web to gain the trust of the user, which will serve to strengthen the relationship between all who use it.
